[osol-mktg] Re: reference distribution

[Brian Gupta]

I have started writing a proposal... Can you guys help me hammer it out...

-Brian

Proposal OpenSolaris Reference Distribution v0.1

1.  Introduction and motivation

1.1 Summary

  This project proposes to develop and release weekly distributions that
  would be used by OpenSolaris as their reference platform to develop on.
 
  This is similar to the role Solaris Express Community Edition plays now,
  But would be sustained and maintained by the OpenSolaris community,
  rather than Sun. The problem with SXCS is that it is not OpenSolaris,
  but rather a commercial operating system built by Sun.

  One of the serious issues with this approach, is that developing
  OpenSolaris code on a Solaris distribution does not provide any
  technical guarantees that the resulting code in unencumbered.

  The motivation behind this proposal is to change the development
  environment as it exists today, to put all distributions on equal
  footing. If the development platform is unencumbered there is a fair
  amount of certainty that the resulting code will be as well.

1.2 History and context

  Until recently Solaris and OpenSolaris were controlled by the same
  organization, Sun Microsystems. Recently OpenSolaris became an
  independent organization, with it's own governing structures and
  Constitution.

  After this independence OpenSolaris did not start producing their
  own reference distribution, instead continuing to rely on Sun's
  Solaris Express Community Edition weekly releases.

2.  Discussion

2.1 Functionality

  There are certain certain bits in Solaris that have not been released
  to the community. This new Reference Distribution would be built
  without those components. Applicable suitable open source
  replacements would be found. If there isn't a suitable replacement,
  it would be incumbent upon the OpenSolaris community to develop
  suitable replacements.

2.2 Components
  Our starting point would be a stripped down version of the Belenix
  distro, as it is the closest distro that mirrors SXCE. 

2.3 Documentation

2.4 Future projects

3. Interfaces

3.1 Imported interfaces

3.2 Exported interfaces Bundled files

4. References
 
 
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